Community Prospect List: #127
by King Billy Royal on Jan 22, 2009 8:40 PM EST
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After 242 votes the winner of the poll is Blake Beavan with 15% of the vote. Jonathan Lucroy (126-2%), Drew Stubbs (126-6%), Adam Moore (126-2%), Yorman Rodriguez (126-1%) will be removed from the poll because they fell below the 7% cutoff. Josh Reddick, David Hernandez, Cedric Hunter, Kyle Drabek, David Huff will be added to the poll. Also, when listing testers if you do not provide the first AND last names they will not be considered.
1. MATT WIETERS - C (Baltimore)
2. DAVID PRICE - SP (Tampa Bay)
3. JASON HEYWARD - OF (Atlanta)
4. TRAVIS SNIDER - OF (Toronto)
5. MADISON BUMGARNER - SP (San Francisco)
6. COLBY RASMUS - OF (St. Louis)
7. CAMERON MAYBIN - OF (Florida)
8. TREVOR CAHILL - SP (Oakland)
9. NEFTALI FELIZ - SP (Texas)
10. MATT LAPORTA - 1B/OF/DH (Cleveland)
11. MIKE MOUSTAKAS - 3B (Kansas City)
12. TIM ALDERSON - SP (San Francisco)
13. PEDRO ALVAREZ - 3B (Pittsburgh)
14. RICK PORCELLO - SP (Detroit)
15. DEXTER FOWLER - OF (Colorado)
16. BRETT ANDERSON - SP (Oakland)*
17. DEREK HOLLAND - SP (Texas)
18. ANDREW McCUTCHEN - OF (Pittsburgh)
19. BUSTER POSEY - C (San Francisco)
20. CHRIS TILLMAN - SP (Baltimore)
21. LARS ANDERSON - 1B (Boston)
22. JUSTIN SMOAK - 1B (Texas)
23. THOMAS HANSON - SP (Atlanta)
24. ELVIS ANDRUS - SS (Texas)
25. ANGEL VILLALONA - 1B (San Francisco)
26. JHOULYS CHACIN - SP (Colorado)
27. BRIAN MATUSZ - SP (Baltimore)
28. ERIC HOSMER - 1B (Kansas City)
29. TIM BECKHAM - SS (Tampa Bay)
30. MAX RAMIREZ - C/1B (Texas)
31. JARROD PARKER - SP (Arizona)
32. MICHAEL STANTON - OF (Florida)
33. MAT GAMEL - 3B (Milwaukee)
34. JESUS MONTERO - C (New York-AL)
35. BRETT WALLACE - 3B (St. Louis)
36. JORDAN SCHAFER - OF (Atlanta)
37. WADE DAVIS - SP (Tampa Bay)
38. LOGAN MORRISON - 1B (Florida)
39. CARLOS SANTANA - C (Cleveland)
40. FERNANDO MARTINEZ - OF (New York-NL)
41. JAMES McDONALD - SP (Los Angeles-NL)
42. JEREMY HELLICKSON - SP (Tampa Bay)
43. JOSH VITTERS - 3B (Chicago-NL)
44. YONDER ALONSO - 1B (Cincinnati)
45. TAYLOR TEAGARDEN - C (Texas)
46. FREDDIE FREEMAN - 1B (Atlanta)
47. GORDON BECKHAM - SS (Chicago-AL)
48. BRETT CECIL - SP (Toronto)
49. ALCIDES ESCOBAR - SS (Milwaukee)
50. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN - SP (Washington)
51. CHRIS CARTER - 1B/DH (Oakland)
52. CARLOS TRIUNFEL - SS (Seattle)
53. AUSTIN JACKSON - OF (New York-AL)
54. BEN REVERE - OF (Minnesota)
55. MICHAEL BOWDEN - SP (Boston)
56. TYLER FLOWERS - C (Atlanta)
57. ADRIAN CARDENAS - SS (Oakland)
58. REID BRIGNAC - SS (Tampa Bay)
59. JAKE ARRIETA - SP (Baltimore)
60. JORDAN WALDEN - SP (Los Angeles-AL)
61. MICHAEL MAIN - SP (Texas)
62. WILMER FLORES - SS (New York-NL)
63. MATT DOMINGUEZ - 3B (Florida)
64. MICHAEL SAUNDERS - OF (Seattle)
65. DESMOND JENNINGS - OF (Tampa Bay)
66. CARLOS CARRASCO - SP (Philadelphia)
67. AARON CUNNINGHAM - OF (Oakland)
68. J.P. ARENCIBIA - C (Toronto)
69. GIO GONZALEZ - SP (Oakland)
70. PHILLIPPE AUMONT - SP (Seattle)
71. JEFF SAMARDZIJA - SP/RP (Chicago-NL)
72. MICHAEL INOA - SP (Oakland)
73. AARON HICKS - OF (Minnesota)
74. JEREMY JEFFRESS - SP (Milwaukee)
75. ANGEL SALOME - C (Milwaukee)
76. DANIEL CORTES - SP (Kansas City)
77. GREG HALMAN - OF (Seattle)
78. JACOB McGEE - SP/RP (Tampa Bay)
79. KYLE BLANKS - 1B (San Diego)
80. MARTIN PEREZ - SP (Texas)
81. JULIO BORBON - OF (Texas)
82. NICHOLAS WEGLARZ - OF (Cleveland)
83. JAMES SIMMONS - SP (Oakland)
84. GORKYS HERNANDEZ - OF (Atlanta)
85. JOSE TABATA - OF (Pittsburgh)
86. JASON DONALD - SS (Philadelphia)
87. KYLE SKIPWORTH - C (Florida)
88. DARYL JONES - OF (St. Louis)
89. AARON POREDA - SP (Chicago-AL)
90. MICHAEL BURGESS - OF (Washington)
91. CHRIS PEREZ - RP (St. Louis)
92. NEFTALI SOTO - 3B (Cincinnati)
93. JONATHAN NIESE - SP (New York-NL)
94. TODD FRAZIER - SS/3B (Cincinnati)
95. ENGEL BELTRE - OF (Texas)
96. ADAM MILLER - SP (Cleveland)
97. VINCENT MAZZARO - SP (Oakland)
98. NICK ADENHART - SP (Los Angeles-AL)
99. BEAU MILLS - 1B (Cleveland)
100. CHRISTOPHER MARRERO - OF (Washington)
101. DELLIN BETANCES - SP (New York-AL)
102. IVAN DEJESUS - 2B (Los Angeles-NL)
103. HANK CONGER - (Los Angeles-AL)
104. COLE ROHRBOUGH - SP (Atlanta)
105. DANNY DUFFY - SP (Kansas City)
106. MATT MOORE - SP (Tampa Bay)
107. KILA KA'AIHUE - 1B (Kansas City)
108. NICK NOONAN - 2B (San Francisco)
109. SEAN DOOLITTLE - 1B (Oakland)
110. CHRIS COGHLAN - 2B (Florida)
111. JULIO TEHERAN - SP (Atlanta)
112. ETHAN MARTIN - SP (Los Angeles - NL)
113. BRETT LAWRIE - C (Millwaukee)
114. JEMILE WEEKS - 2B (Oakland)
115. ANDREW LAMBO - OF (Los Angeles - NL)
116. JEFF NIEMANN - SP (Tampa)
117. HENRY SOSA - SP (San Francisco)
118. BRAD HOLT - SP (New York - NL)
119. TIM MELVILLE - SP (Kansas City)
120. JASON CASTRO - C (Houston)
121. MiCHAEL TAYLOR - OF (Philadelphia)
122. SCOTT ELBERT - SP/RP (Los Angeles - NL)
123. CONOR GILLASPIE - 3B (San Francisco)
124. MATT LATOS - SP (San Diego)
125. DAVID COOPER - 1B (Toronto)
126. BLAKE BEAVAN - SP (Texas)
CANDIDATES - Nick Barnese, Daniel Bard, Dominic Brown, Ryan Tucker, Matt Antonelli, Rafael Rodriguez, Wilson Ramos, Josh Reddick, David Hernandez, Cedric Hunter, Kyle Drabek, David Huff
TESTERS - John Raynor (118-0%), Kellen Kulbacki (120-1%), Chris Valaika (120-3%), Juan Francisco (120-2%), Gerrardo Parra (120-1%), Christian Friedrich (121-2%), Jharmidy DeJesus (121-1%), Austin Romine (121-3%), Luke Hughes (121-1%), Will Inman (121-3%), Shooter Hunt (122-4%), Wes Hodges (123-3%), Sean West (123-4%), Zach McAllister (124-1%), Michael Montgomery (124-3%), Michael Almanzar (124-2%), Brandon Erbe (124-5%), Jose Ceda (125-4%), Juan Ramirez (125-6%), Eric Hurley (125-4%), Jefry Marte (125-6%), Jonathan Lucroy (126-2%), Drew Stubbs (126-6%), Adam Moore (126-2%), Yorman Rodriguez (126-1%)
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Reminder
Just a reminder to everyone that I will be stopping the list at 150. If you would like a tester added, post the name and I will consider the prospect. Thanks to everyone for participating!!!
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift
by King Billy Royal on Jan 22, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not to add anyone but just a reminder to take off Hurley.
"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.
by Kinslerhomer on Jan 22, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jackson
Time to aim a little love at Justin ‘Action’ Jackson.
Rios is the next Juan Gonzales, thats right, I said it.
by KaoticKlown on Jan 22, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Andrew Brackman
for tester. Obviously he’s coming off of injury, but he looked good in winter ball.
I’d also consider testing Fautino De Los Santos. Obviously he didn’t look as good coming off his injury, but he still struck out 10 per 9, and control sometimes takes a while to get back after a major injury.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Jan 23, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy Christ! Beavan??
Voted Bard again. What an awful pick.
Never, Never, NEVER give up
by hero66 on Jan 22, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't see a great difference between Beavan and Bard. They're both iffy future relievers.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 22, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Bard's potential much more than Beavan's.
I think he can be a really back end guy.
Never, Never, NEVER give up
by hero66 on Jan 22, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
really good*
Never, Never, NEVER give up
by hero66 on Jan 22, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't Beavan be a really good back end guy?
There has to be better way to phrase that.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 23, 2009 12:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think to many people taking a little blurb in the BA futures list a little to far.
Beavan is back to hitting in the 93-95 range now during instructs. With Texas doing some work on his pitching motion they knew he would lose some velocity, and should regain it. Even without that velocity he went out and dominated a league without being able to throw balls by players. He had to do it with location and the ability to use his other pitches. He did that all pitching in the 88-91 range.
Think how effective he will be when he can use his fastball velocity as a weapon as well.
Q: Scott from Irving, TX asks:
Any reason given to why Blake Beavan’s velocity dropped a bit last year?
A:
Aaron Fitt: Part of it had to do with his delivery. The Rangers tinkered with it some this year, trying to get him to throw more downhill and not drop his arm slot, and it took him some time to get comfortable with the adjustment. It was also a matter of building up strength to endure a full season. He added 15 pounds by the end of instructional league, and the Rangers saw him climb back into the 93-95 range during short stints this fall. Really, it was a great season for Beavan to learn how to pitch and succeed without his best stuff — the Rangers were very pleased with his development, particularly his increased maturity. Nobody in the organization is particularly worried that his velocity won’t come back.
Q: JAYPERS from IL asks:
What led you to put Beavan in the Closer’s spot on the 2012 lineup card? Also, how close was he to the Top 10?
A:
Aaron Fitt: Mostly it was a numbers game — there’s just no room for him in the projected rotation. But I also know some knowledgeable baseball people who think Beavan winds up in the pen, partly because of his questionable secondary stuff, and partly because his ability to pound the strike zone with that heavy fastball, combined with his mean streak and intimidating size, seem tailor-made for the back of the pen.
by laxtonto on Jan 22, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
as a relief prospect
I prefer Ceda over Bard and Beavan. Now, for starting value, I think Beavan’s the only one with a real shot.
by toonsterwu on Jan 23, 2009 6:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Other than that Bard's stuff is dominating and Beavan's isn't
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Jan 23, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jairo Heredia
Tester. Look at the numbers as a 17 year-old in the GCL and as an 18 year-old in the SAL. Pretty nice.
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by lemonjello on Jan 23, 2009 2:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Barnese or Tucker for me here
Went Tucker with the “he’s a bit higher, so he gets bonus points”, but good either way.
I doubt he’ll get on soon, but I really do think Ceda should be getting on, but considering how the last voting went …
by toonsterwu on Jan 23, 2009 6:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I went Barnese too
And I’ve been sold on Tucker over Bard, but those are my next three. Andrew Brackman after that.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Jan 23, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Huff
again. poor guy looks like he won’t make top 150. I love Barnese, but figured I’d give a shot in hope Huff can stay on the poll at least.
by wobatus on Jan 23, 2009 4:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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